The Viagens/Krishna Series (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: L. Sprague de Camp, Catherine Crook De Camp
- First Published: 1951
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—future history
- Time of Work: The twenty-second century
- Setting: Primarily Earth and the planet Krishna
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: Future, Other worlds, Science or scientists, Smuggling or smugglers, Earth, Caste systems, Pirates, Hostages or hostage taking
- Locales: Earth, Fictional planets
The Plot
Catherine Crook de Camp, who occasionally collaborated with her husband, worked with him on the final two books of the Viagens/Krishna series. The other volumes were the work of L. Sprague de Camp alone.
Rogue Queen takes place on the planet Niond, where female worker Iroedh meets an Earth scientist who is visiting her caste-bound society. Iroedth is a social outcast and falls in love with a male drone named Antis. Iroedth and the Earthman rescue Antis from a scheduled execution, and they wander as outcast rogues. After they learn that their community’s...
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